3.0.0 1234 2023-01-11T13:28:13Z 2023-01-11T13:28:13Z House HR 2015-03-04 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 4, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia:H.R. 1234.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill restores freedom and flexibility in the states toallow private insurance plans, health savings accounts, andhealth flexible spending arrangements otherwise prohibited bythe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, whileaffecting interstate commerce which Congress has the power toregulate under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.[Page H1614]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Referred to 2015-04-29T14:46:27Z Referred to 2015-03-04T15:02:05Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm02 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2015-03-13T21:03:20Z Referred to 2015-03-04T15:02:00Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-03-04T15:01:50Z RESCUE America's Health Care Act of 2015 114 2650 HR 2015-06-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2015-04-29 hsed02 Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Committee 2015-03-13 hswm02 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2015-03-04 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2015-03-04 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-03-04 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-04 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-03-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000591 Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] Tom Price R GA 6 N R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 2015-03-16 False B001294 Rep. Blum, Rod [R-IA-1] Rod Blum R IA 1 2015-03-16 False B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 2015-03-17 False B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2015-04-13 False H001059 Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] Randy Hultgren R IL 14 2015-04-13 False W000821 Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4] Bruce Westerman R AR 4 2015-04-15 False P000602 Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] Mike Pompeo R KS 4 2015-04-21 False H001036 Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] Jeb Hensarling R TX 5 2015-04-21 False G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2015-04-22 False O000168 Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] Pete Olson R TX 22 2015-04-28 False L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2015-04-28 False Z000018 Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-At Large] Ryan Zinke R MT K. 0 2015-04-28 False M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2015-05-12 False M001180 Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] David McKinley R WV B. 1 2015-05-12 False R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2015-05-12 False P000606 Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] Robert Pittenger R NC 9 2015-05-12 False A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2015-05-12 False W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2015-05-12 False W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2015-05-15 False L000583 Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] Barry Loudermilk R GA 11 2015-05-19 False H001071 Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] Jody Hice R GA B. 10 2015-06-08 False B001290 Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] Dave Brat R VA 7 2015-06-12 False Health Comprehensive health care Health care costs and insurance Health care coverage and access Income tax exclusion Health 00 2015-03-04 Introduced in House 2015-05-15T12:33:42Z Medical Freedom Act of 2015

This bill repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 relating to health insurance, health savings accounts, and health flexible spending accounts, including provisions prohibiting annual or lifetime limits on benefits, requiring preventive care without cost sharing, requiring dependent coverage until age 26, prohibiting preexisting condition exclusions, guaranteeing availability and renewability of coverage, and prohibiting payments for over-the-counter medications from health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements. Provisions of law amended by those provisions are restored as if PPACA and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 had not been enacted.

“Qualified health plan” is expanded to include any health plan. Currently, a health plan must provide essential health benefits and meet other requirements to be a qualified health plan. (Under PPACA, qualified health plans are sold on health insurance exchanges, are eligible for premium subsidies, and fulfill an individual's requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage.)

A qualified health plan is allowed to provide coverage through any qualified direct primary care medical home plan. Currently, in such an arrangement, the qualified direct primary care medical home plan must coordinate its services with the qualified health plan and meet other requirements.

Dental plans no longer need to provide pediatric dental benefits to be offered on a health insurance exchange.]]> Medical Freedom Act of 2015 Display Title Medical Freedom Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To restore to States the freedom and flexibility to regulate health insurance markets, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Medical Freedom Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr1234ih/xml/BILLS-114hr1234ih.xml 2015-04-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.